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RAC approved garages open for business
- 09/07/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
RAC-approved garages have reopened safely after benefiting from a series of measures taken to protect cash flow. All approved garages were granted a subscription payment holiday, regardless of whether they closed or not. Alongside this, the RAC also published a Covid-19 Code of Conduct to help technicians return to [...] -
Carlyle Group seeking to sell NARS
- 08/07/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Carlyle Group is seeking a buyer for Nationwide Accident Repair Services, a network of 115 service centres and mobile repair vans which carries out more than 300,000 repairs a year. This is according to Sky News, which has reported that the private equity group has hired Stephens Europe to find a buyer and [...] -
MOT delays pose ‘serious safety risk’
- 08/07/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Nearly 10% of cars are driving with dangerous defects, and could continue to do so until January 2021. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) announced last week the MOT exemption will end on 1 August. That means millions of drivers could stay on the roads without a valid certificate until January [...] -
ONS data reveals industry resilience
- 08/07/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New data from the Office of National Statistics has highlighted the resilience of the UK automotive industry, with 92 per cent of businesses in the sector trading again by the second half of June. However, up to 5,000 businesses face immediate risk due to low or no cash reserves. Analysis of the ONS data by the [...] -
RWC launches revamped website
- 08/07/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
RWC Training Centre has launched a new dynamic website providing clear and instant access to its full portfolio of services. Presented in an easy-to-navigate format, the revamped site features a new menu bar, with drop-down tabs for skills training, other services, trusted partners, contacts details, and RWC [...] -
Vauxhall makes history with EV order
- 08/07/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Vauxhall has announced the largest commercial order of electric vehicles in UK’s history. It will supply 1,000 all-electric Vivaro-e vans to British Gas. This is part of a wider strategy for Centrica, owner of British Gas, to electrify its 12,000-strong fleet by 2030. As such, further orders with Vauxhall for [...] -
IAM RoadSmart on awareness mission
- 07/07/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
IAM RoadSmart has made two new appointments as part of plans to raise awareness of its driver and rider training courses. James Hall has been appointed as director of sales and marketing and top automotive PR consultancy, Red Marlin, has been appointed as a retained agency to complement in-house communications [...] -
Automotive standard to be updated
- 07/07/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Automotive industry standard BS 10125 will undergo a full revision to accommodate new technology such as ADAS, electrification and connected vehicles. The UK standard for vehicle damage repair processes was published in 2014, built on the four cornerstones of safe repair – Man, Method, Machine and [...] -
Europe sales lag behind China and US
- 07/07/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Volvo sales in June were down just 2.1% compared to the same month in 2019, driven by a spike in demand in the US and China, although European sales continue to struggle. US sales in June were up 4.5% per cent compared with the same month last year, and they were up 14.1% in China. However, Volvo sold 28,277 [...] -
MG sets new June sales record
- 07/07/2020
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
MG Motor has announced its best ever June sales results. The company sold 2,025 cars in the month, its biggest ever June and its second highest volume month ever, after March 2020. In addition, MG Motor achieved a record market share of 1.4%, the highest monthly figure it’s achieved so far. MG’s sales have [...]